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Population (year 2000): 1,224. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,214 (-0.8% change)
Males: 584 (47.7%), Females: 640 (52.3%)
DeKalb County
Zip code:
60556
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $47,500 (year 2000)
Median house value: $128,600 (year 2000)
Races in Waterman:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.7%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (33.1%), English (11.7%),
Irish (10.3%), Norwegian (10.0%), Polish (7.9%), United States
(6.8%).
Elevation: 820 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Waterman
- High school or higher: 90.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Waterman village
- Never married: 21.6%
- Now married: 63.4%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 6.3%
- Divorced: 7.8%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +144 (+13.3%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Waterman:
- KISHWAUKEE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles;
DEKALB, IL)
- VALLEY WEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
SANDWICH, IL)
- VENCOR HOSPITAL SYCAMORE (about 17 miles; SYCAMORE,
IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Waterman:
- GREATER ROCKFORD (about 36 miles; ROCKFORD, IL; ID:
RFD)
- ROCK CO (about 61 miles; JANESVILLE, WI; ID: JVL)
- WHITESIDE CO ARPT-JOS H BITTORF FLD (about 62 miles;
STERLING/ROCKFALLS, IL; ID: SQI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Waterman:
- HINCKLEY (about 6 miles; HINCKLEY, IL; ID: 0C2)
- DE KALB TAYLOR MUNI (about 12 miles; DE KALB, IL;
ID: DKB)
- EARLVILLE (about 18 miles; EARLVILLE, IL; ID: C94)
Amtrak station near Waterman:
- 19 miles: PLANO (MAIN ST. WEST OF CENTER ST.)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Waterman:
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; DeKalb,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 19,477)
- KISHWAUKEE COLLEGE (about 14 miles; MALTA, IL; FT
enrollment: 2,289)
- WAUBONSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; SUGAR
GROVE, IL; FT enrollment: 3,834)
- ELGIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; ELGIN, IL;
FT enrollment: 5,077)
- ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles;
OGLESBY, IL; FT enrollment: 2,272)
- ROCK VALLEY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; ROCKFORD, IL;
FT enrollment: 4,200)
- NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 44 miles; NAPERVILLE,
IL; FT enrollment: 2,088)
Public primary/middle schools in Waterman:
- INDIAN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 216;
Location: 425 S ELM; Grades: 06 - 08)
- WATERMAN ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 191;
Location: 220 N MAPLE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
Library in Waterman:
- CLINTON TWP. P.L. (Operating income: $48,427;
Location: 110 SOUTH ELM STREET; 11,420 books; 15 audio
materials; 665 video materials; 65 serial subscriptions)
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